Application Deadlines
The M.S. in Commerce Program begins once each year. The Class of 2013 matriculates into the program mid-August 2012. Applications to the program are accepted on a rolling-admission basis beginning September 2011 through April 2012. The application for the 2012-2013 academic year is available in August. The six application deadlines are:
Round 1
Apply by Sept. 15, 2011
Decision communicated by Oct. 15, 2011
Round 2
Apply by Nov. 15, 2011
Decision communicated by Dec. 15, 2011
Round 3
Apply by Jan. 15, 2012
Decision communicated by Feb. 15, 2012
RECOMMENDED DEADLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
CURRENTLY STUDYING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
Round 4
Apply by Feb. 15, 2012
Decision communicated by March 15, 2012
DEADLINE FOR DEPARTMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP
DEADLINE FOR EARLY-DECISION FINANCIAL AID*
Round 5Apply by March 15, 2012
Decision communicated by April 15, 2012
Round 6Apply by April 15, 2012
Decision communicated by May 15, 2012
Applications received after the April 15 deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis as long as space is available. Please note the recommended deadline for international applicants currently studying outside the United States is Jan. 15, and the deadline for departmental scholarship is Feb. 15.
*Those who apply to the M.S. in Commerce Program by the Feb. 15 deadline and also submit all required materials to the University of Virginia's Office of Student Financial Services will receive by early April an estimate of their financial aid package to be awarded to them for the 2012-2013 academic year. Please note this is an estimate, as the University's Board of Visitors will not set tuition for the following year until June 2012. For those who submit their financial aid materials after Feb. 15, packages will not be processed or communicated until the summer.
If you have not done so already, create a personalized Grad Page. From there, you can access the online application. We encourage everyone to start an application early, review the essay questions in advance, choose recommenders, and begin entering required information. You are able to go back to an application at any time and make changes before submitting it for official review.
You are able to track your application's progress by logging into the application through your Grad Page. Candidates are encouraged to keep copies of all admissions materials for their personal files. We will make every attempt to review applications within the requested evaluation period (round). However, incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Missing documentation may result in holding an application until a later round.